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Most Lucrative STEM Careers
Field
Average Salary
Computer and Information Systems Managers
$162,930
Architectural and Engineering Managers
$158,930
Natural Sciences Managers
$156,110
Physicists
$151,580
Petroleum Engineers
$145,720
Most Lucrative Trades
Field
Average Salary
Construction Managers
$97,180
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
$88,540
Radiation Therapists
$86,850
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
$79,590
Dental Hygienists
$77,090
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians
$67,550
Aircraft and Avionics Equipment Mechanics and Technicians
$66,680
Boilermakers
$65,360
Construction and Building Inspectors
$62,850
Electricians
$56,900
Trade School
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Skills and Crafts
Subject
Animation
Film and Video
Fine Art
Graphic Design
Photography
UI/UX Design
Web Development
Business Analytics
Leadership and Management
Marketing
Western Civilization Courses
Subject
"The Great Principles of Chemistry"
"The American Left: From Liberalism to Despotism"
"The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic"
"The Genesis Story: Reading Biblical Narratives"
"Shakespeare: Hamlet and The Tempest"
"Economics 101: The Principles of Free-Market Economics"